Thursday, December 17, 2015

JOHN LLOYD CRUZ TAKES A CHANCE ON SOMETHING NEW

Acclaimed actor John Lloyd Cruz’s successful streak continues
after his movie with Bea Alonzo “A Second Chance” has raked in over P500
million in the box-office. John Lloyd’s star is certainly shining more brightly
because his film, the family drama, “Honor Thy Father,” wherein he is
co-executive producer with Reality Entertainment’s Dondon Monteverde, is an
official entry of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.

Directed by Erik Matti and written by Michiko Yamamoto, “HTF”
tells the saga of a father named Edgar. In the story, the investment business
run by his wife Kaye collapses, prompting co-financiers to pressure Edgar and
his wife Kaye to return the money. As the head of the family, Edgar does everything
he can to protect Kaye and their daughter Angel (Meryll Soriano and Krystal
Brimner) from the disgruntled investors hounding them.

Although Lloydie’s role in the MMFF entry is different from his
previous films, the great talent that has endeared him to fans definitely comes
to fore. Not surprisingly, John Lloyd immediately fell in love with the
character of Edgar and was excited to work every single shooting day.

“HTF” premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
where it received good reviews from The Hollywood Reporter. When the film
opened the 2015 Cinema One Originals Film Festival, an SRO crowd flocked to
watch and they swooned over John Lloyd’s mind-blowing performance and the
film’s awesome production values and storytelling.

“HTF” is the lastest collaboration of the producer-director
tandem of Dondon Monteverde and Erik Matti. Their courageous, ground-breaking
partnership has given birth to new concepts in cinema such as the films
“Prosti,” “Pa-Siyam,” “Exodus,” “Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles,” “Rigodon,” “On
The Job,” and “Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2.”

This JLC starrer is the third consecutive production of the Matti
and Monteverde duo to be given a grade of “A” by the Cinema Evaluation Board.
Their two previous “A” movies were “On The Job” and “Kubot.”

As added treat for the viewers, the MMFF version of “Honor Thy
Father” will contain additional scenes and a new song that is not in the
international version. Its Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
(MTRCB) rating is R-13 so members of the family aged 13 and above can
definitely watch it.

John Lloyd’s stunning performance will shine again starting
December 25 when “Honor Thy Father” opens in cinemas nationwide. Also in the
cast are the equally praiseworthy Tirso Cruz III, Dan Fernandez, Boom Labrusca,
Khalil Ramos, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila.

For updates about the movie, log on to facebook.com/honorthyfatherfilm.